36 Miss G. Kicardo on 



centre of mesonotum. Pilosity less abundant than in ^ . 

 Mandibles with six teeth, Clypeus raised in centre, but not 

 (strictly speaking) carinate, as is the casein the ^ ; anterior 

 border notciied. 



Head narrower, scale thinner than in $ major, otherwise 

 similar. 



Wongong, V>.A. {Clark, no. 1G2), ^ S ^ • 



Types W. C. C. coll. 



Polyrhachis [Camponiyrmd) sid/iica, Mayr, 



Var. PERTHENSIS, uov. 



5 . Differs from the type in the length of the outer spines 

 of the scale, which are slightly longer than the inner ones ; 

 in the gaster not being matt and microscopically punctulate, 

 but more or less smooth and shining, the superficial reticu- 

 lation only being distinguishable under a magnification of 

 ()0 diameters ; and in the colour of the legs, which are 

 Icrrugiuous in the type, and almost entirely black in the 

 variety. 



Perth (Clark, nos. 8 and 20). 



Type W. C. C. coll. 



III. — ^^otes on the Asiliiise of the South African 

 and Oriental Regions. By Gerthude Ricardo. 



[Concluded from vol. viii. p. 192.] 



Philodicus rufiventris, Bigot. 



Nouv. Archiv. d. Mus. d'Hist. Nat. Paris, ser. 3, ii. p. 207 (1890). 



A female described from Laos, measuring 26 mm. 



Antennae incomplete, black. Moustaclie black. Abdomen 

 elongated, black, the three first segments covered witli reddi.>?li 

 tomentuni. Legs blackish, tibiaj reddish. Wing.s nearly 

 clear. 



This species is unknown to me. 



Philodicus blanJuSj Witd., is said by Schiner to belong to 

 this genus, from an unknown locality. The author describes 

 it as a species with wholly black legs, bristles chiefly black. 

 Moustache yellow. 



Leugtli, (^ $ , 15 mm. 



It is probably an Oriental species, as no species from the 

 South African region have wholly black legs. 



